The head of HS2 Ltd will report by mid-July on how slowing down trains could affect the project's cost and delivery date.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a ...

High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...

High Speed 2 - known as HS2 - was originally commissioned to run at 360km/h, which would have made its trains the fastest ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

HS2 trains could run slower to cut costs on embattled project - Testing the trains at their maximum speed of 360kmph would ...

The UK government is set to announce that the completion of the High Speed 2 rail line will be delayed and the cost will rise, faulting the previous Conservative administration for wasting billions of ...

UK ministers are set to order the management of High Speed 2 to explore last-ditch attempts to cut the cost of the rail ...

HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.” So says the hitherto dysfunctional organisation that has ...

The UK government has ordered a HS2 overhaul to cut construction time and reduce costs to taxpayers, aiming to deliver faster ...

The British government is considering lowering the maximum speed on HS2 from 360km/h in order to reduce costs and accelerate ...